Bottle-holder.



0. B. GEISEL.

some HOLD ER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22. I916.

1,Q79,3239 Patent-ed Sept. 17,1918.

INYENTOR WITNESSES i GeoJeL,

ATTORNEY being so constructed as to OLLIE BATTIN GEISEL, 0F BUFFALO, NEWYORK.

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BOTTLE-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, OLLIE B. (lawn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buflalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to supports or holders for bottles and isespecially designed for use in connection with nursing bottles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a means for supportingand holding a nursing bottle in position upon a crib, carriage or otherarticle for the purpose of fastening the same so that it will be withlnconvenient reach of the baby.

.A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thiskind which will so support the bottle that it will give to all of themovements of the babys head, the joint between the holder and supportprovide a flexible and universal joint.

A further object of the inventionis the provision of a holder of theclass described which is capable of adjustment in all directions and isalso capable of clamping and securely holding bottles of various sizesand shapes.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of asleeve provided with longitudinal wings which are so shaped in crosssection asto form an arc, the said Wings being provided with inturnedflanges which are adapted to engage similar flanges formed on thepivoted spring clip, the said clip .and arcuate flanges providing means'for securing the sleeve upon the post of a crib 'or other support. Theinvention also consists of a bracket arm provided with a straightportion adapted to be adjustably mounted within the sleeve and with anangularly extending portion having pivotally secured at its end a bar,and a sleeve capable of being adjustably secured around the bottle andconnected with the said bar by means of a ring. 7

In the drawings a Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention shown assecured to the post of a bed or crib;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional line 2-2 of Fig. -1;

Fig. 3 is a'detail vertical'sectional view Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed December 22, 1916. Serial No. 138,425.

view on the Patented Sept. 17,1918.

on the line 33 of Fig. 1, illustrating the holder in position upon abedstead.

Referring to the drawings in detail the invention comprises a sleeve 10,which has formed integrally therewith longitudinal flanges 11. Theseflanges are arcuate shape in cross section and are provided along theiredges with inturned flanges 12, for the purpose of engaging similarflanges 13 formed upon the ends of each of the sections 14 of the spring"clip 15. This clip is provided with a spring hinge as shown at 16 andhas ears or finger pieces 17 connected therewith for the purpose ofproviding a convenient means of manipulation. A'bracket arm 18 isadapted to be adjustably mounted in the sleeve 10, and for this purposeis provided with a vertical portion 19 for insertion in said sleeve,while an adjusting screw 20 carried. by the sleeve is adapted to engagethe bracket arm to regulate the height to which it may be positioned.The bracket arm 18 is provided with an angularly bent portion 21, theouter end of which has pivoted by means of which the bottle is securedto the holder or support. The clamp 25 is in the form of a split ringand is provided with a set screw 26 by means-of which it may beremovably clamped to the bottle which is shown at 27. The manner ofconnecting the clamp 25 to thebar 23 enables the bottle to be moved toany position both vertically and horizontally and provides asubstantially universal flexible connection between the support and thebottle. By means of this connection the bottle will give to all thevarious movements of the babys head While in the act of nursing, andshould it become disengaged from its mouth, will remain in I positionwhere it may be again conveniently 17. The flanges 12 of the sleeve 10are then inserted within the flanges 13 of the members 14, by slightlypulling apart the said members 14 and sliding the flanges 11longitudinally of the support until the flanges .12 and Having describedthe invention, what is claimed 1s: p

A nursing bottle holder comprising a pivoted bracket arm, meansattachable to one end of said bracket arm for securing a bottle thereto,a sleeve adapted to adjust-' ably receive the opposite end of the arm,

oppositely extending arcuate shaped flanges carried by said sleeve and ahinged spring clip slidably engagingsaid flanges to secure the saidbracket to a support. 7

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

OLLIE BATTIN GEISEL.

